Good morrow, all!
Announcer: “Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to this week’s episode of “I NEVER SAID THAT!” ”
“This week, on the grill: Jason Kenney!”
Kenney: “While I was in opposition, I never called to have political staffers testify about anything!”
Announcer:”Oh-kay, roll tape!”
Tape rolls.
Kenney: “Who was that guy? I NEVER SAID THAT!”
And the crowd goes wild…
Announcer: “Next week, we’ll have John McCain and the new senatorial candidate from Arizona! Don’t forget, folks, coming up right after I NEVER SAID THAT!, this week’s episode of, “So You Think You Can Flip-Flop?”
Hey, you only *wish* I was kidding – CTZen

The author notes that, “Some people fall on their heads and wake up with their memories wiped out*. A few revive with their personalities totally changed. Others die”, while others acquire “… Foreign Accent Syndrome … a little understood medical condition that can follow a serious brain injury.” This is illustrated by a number of cases including that of a Boston man who developed “what sounded like a Scottish burr.” This reminded me of the commonplace perception among both American and Parisian observers that both English- and French-speaking Canadian MPs, particulary in the ruling parties, speak with a Scottish accent. Does not this lens make comprehensible the actions of our politicians and perhaps by extension those of that breed in general?

The author notes that, “Some people fall on their heads and wake up with their memories wiped out (1). A few revive with their personalities totally changed. Others die”, while others acquire “… Foreign Accent Syndrome … a little understood medical condition that can follow a serious brain injury.” This is illustrated by a number of cases including that of a Boston man who developed “what sounded like a Scottish burr.” This reminded me of the commonplace perception among both American and Parisian observers that both English- and French-speaking Canadian MPs, particulary in the ruling parties, speak with a Scottish accent. Does not this lens make comprehensible the actions of our politicians and perhaps by extension those of that breed in general?
(1) See: https://unrepentantoldhippie.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/jason-kenney-perjuring-prevaricator/